Editors:
- Present book explores the highly exceptional habitat of Lake Baikal, with respect to its geology and biodiversity
- Taking the endemic sponge as an example, it examines how the specific properties of these organisms might be of use for biotechnological research
Part of the book series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology (PMSB, volume 47)
Part of the book sub series: Marine Molecular Biotechnology (MMB)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Geology – Paleontology – Paleoclimate
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Role of Biosilica in Morphogenesis
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Biosilica Formation
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Role of Biosilica in Materials Science
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Role of Biosilica in Nanobiotechnology
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Back Matter
About this book
Lake Baikal is the oldest, deepest and most voluminous lake on Earth, comprising one fifth of the World’s unfrozen fresh water. It hosts the highest number of endemic animals recorded in any freshwater lake. Until recently it remained enigmatic why such a high diversity evolved in the isolated Lake Baikal. Focusing on the sponges (phylum Porifera) as an example, some answers are provided to fundamental questions on evolutionary forces. The characteristic feature of these animals is that they form their polymeric silicic acid skeleton enzymatically. This process is explored using modern molecular biological and cellular biological techniques to outline strategies to fabricate novel materials applicable in biomedicine and nanooptics.
Editors and Affiliations
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Inst. Physiologische Chemie Abt. Angewandte Molekularbiologie, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Werner E. G. Müller
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Siberian Branch, Limnological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia
Mikhael A. Grachev
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biosilica in Evolution, Morphogenesis, and Nanobiotechnology
Book Subtitle: Case Study Lake Baikal
Editors: Werner E. G. Müller, Mikhael A. Grachev
Series Title: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88552-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-88551-1Published: 23 February 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-10016-1Published: 25 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-88552-8Published: 07 February 2009
Series ISSN: 0079-6484
Series E-ISSN: 2197-8484
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 421
Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Microbial Ecology, Biotechnology, Biomaterials, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Nanotechnology